NPS Sites Near Tucson
Five National Park Service units lie within 150 miles of Tucson. Saguaro National Park, the closest at 53.8 miles, recorded 847,749 annual recreation visits and protects distinctive saguaro cactus forests. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, 62.8 miles away, attracted 174,623 visits and preserves a diverse desert landscape. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (61.8 miles) and Tumacacori National Historical Park (64.5 miles) drew 87,748 and 28,449 visits respectively, each representing distinct cultural heritage sites.
Hohokam Pima National Monument, located 73.5 miles from the city center, rounds out the regional options; the NPS publishes no aggregate visitation total for this unit. Together, these sites offer visitors options ranging from natural desert scenery to archaeological and historical resources within a few hours' driving distance from Tucson.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Saguaro National Park · 53.8 mi | 847,749 (2025) |
| Casa Grande Ruins National Monument · 61.8 mi | 87,748 (2025) |
| Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument · 62.8 mi | 174,623 (2025) |
| Tumacacori National Historical Park · 64.5 mi | 28,449 (2025) |
| Hohokam Pima National Monument · 73.5 mi | n/a |
| Coronado National Memorial · 104.6 mi | 179,216 (2025) |
| Tonto National Monument · 112.0 mi | 26,160 (2025) |
| Fort Bowie National Historic Site · 136.2 mi | 8,739 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.